FNUS75 KMSO 111527
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW SMITH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
927 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH THE DAY...SLOWING THE HEATING AND DRYING OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
CUMULUS BUILD UPS WILL BEGIN TO APPEAR ON THE SOUTHWESTERN HORIZON
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BUT DO NOT ANTICIPATE THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
THE BURN SITE UNTIL AFTER 8PM. A WIND SHIFT AND BRIEF PERIOD OF
GUSTY WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED BETWEEN 10PM AND 1AM WITH THE PASSAGE OF
A COLD FRONT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED NEAR THE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SWITCHING TO
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUST TO 18 MPH
                    BETWEEN 10PM AND 1AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 50 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.MEADO.01/MSO